Dining: Dinners

Friday night supper is the perfect beginning to a relaxing weekend, just the right blend of familiar comforting food masterfully prepared in unexpectedly creative ways. Saturday night, prepare to be entranced by a six course progression of tastes and textures that you will long remember.

Does your special occasion fall midweek? Weeknights, Tuesday through Thursday nights, treat your loved one to a private chef dinner. Perfect for foodies and incurable romantics. Five- course dinner (or seven-course tasting menu), subject to availability.

The Inn can host private dinner parties for 12 to 40 guests on weeknights (Sunday through Thursday nights) on a space available basis. Please call us with your thoughts and ideas and we would be delighted to help plan your party.

To receive early notice of our special event dinners throughout the year, be sure you are on our email newsletter list or follow us on facebook. From our sell-out wine dinners to our All- Tomato dinners, from New Year’s to Valentine’s, these are perennially popular.

Evening Dining Details

Menus:

Dinner menus are fixed and represent a carefully thought out progression. With advance notice we are happy to adjust meals to accommodate special dietary needs or personal dislikes. Please let us know at the time you make your reservation of any special needs.

To see samples of recent menus, click Friday or Saturday.

Reservations:

• For Friday and Saturday nights, we like to hear from you by the Wednesday before.
  
• For Private Chef Dinners, 48 hour notice is appreciated.
  
• Priority goes to overnight guests, but many times there are openings for guests not spending the night. Please call.

Times:

• Friday, open seating (with advance reservation) any time between 6:30 and 8:00.
  
• Saturday nights, single seating at 7:00, following a half hour social gathering that starts at 6:30.
  
• Private Chef Dinners, generally start at 7:00, but talk to us when you reserve.

Price:

• Friday, $39.50 plus tax, 18% gratuity, and any wine purchased.
  
• Saturday, $64.50, plus tax, 18% gratuity, and any wine purchased.
  
• Private Chef Dinner, $64.50 (5-courses) or $75 (7-course tasting menu), 18% gratuity, and any
  wine purchased.
  
• Special event dinners: varies

Morning Breakfast at the Inn

A decadently delicious three course breakfast is included in your overnight stay. Breakfast is fixed menu. With advance notice, we are happy to adjust breakfast to accommodate special dietary needs/dislikes. Please let us know at the time you make your reservation of any special needs. A typical breakfast might include:

Our own homemade breads

• Carrot Cake Muffins with Cinnamon Sugar Butter (see recipe below)
• Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Curd Butter
• Lodi Apple Bread made from the first apples of the season (see recipe below)

Fresh Fruit

• Banana-Rhubarb “Sundaes with Strawberry “Sprinkles”
• Breakfast Ambrosia (pineapple, oranges, and mango in a banana-orange-coconut sauce)
• Breakfast Waldorf (local Honey Crisp apples, red grapes, toasted pecans and vanilla yogurt with a grind of fresh nutmeg)

Sweet-Day Entrée

• Apricot-Brie-Croissant Strata with Berry “Salsa” (fresh berries in a honey-lime-mint syrup) and our own House-Seasoned Sausage
• French Toasted Challah Bread stuffed with local Country Ham and White Cheddar topped with a Medley of Sweet and Tart Local Apples
• Crepes with Local Peaches and Greek Yogurt/Sour Cream

Savory-Day Entrée

• Roasted Vegetable Strata with a Blend of Cheeses served with Fresh Tomato-Basil Garnish and Crispy Bacon
• Local Asparagus & Jarlsburg Quiche with Smoked Chicken Sausage
• Country Breakfast Pie with Hash Brown Crust, Spicy Sausage, Peppers, Mushrooms and Smoked Gouda

See Our Recipes

Afternoon Refreshments at the Inn

Afternoon refreshments are available during the check-in hours between 3:00 and 5:00 each afternoon.

• In fall, hot or chilled local apple cider from a nearby orchard.
• In winter, made-from-scratch hot chocolate with whipped cream you can pile on high.
• Warm weather, lemonade and iced tea served with mint julep syrup.
• All seasons, our own homemade cookies, warm from the oven.

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